Break-In and Possible Attempted Robbery of Church in Lyon

Country: France

Date of incident: June 12, 2017


Unknown perpetrators entered the church of the 5th arrondissement of Lyon during the night of June 11-12th and broke the glass door to the sacristy. Nothing was stolen. The break-in occurred only a month after the crown of the Virgin at the Fourvière Museum was stolen.

The police began an investigation. 

Sources: Lyon Capitale and L’Observatoire